Morphological changes in the tendon tissue of the superficial flexor of the finger in horses with tendinitis

DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202103001
UDC 636.12

Authors

E. N. Borkhunova
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Animal Anatomy and Histology named after Professor A. F. Klimov, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The superficial flexor tendon of the horse's toe in the middle third of the metacarpus and in the region of the joint of the second phalanx was studied. Here, the tendon tissue is hypovascular or avascular, with inclusions of fibrous cartilage. The features of the structure of tissue in health and in chronic tendinitis are shown.

Keywords

superficial flexor tendon, horse, tendonitis.